While some companies try to cash in with virtual reality porn, others are thinking about saving your soul. Most churches haven't set up outposts in virtual worlds, but some future-focused Christian leaders are already imagining how tech like the Oculus Rift could change what it means to be part of a congregation. » 2/16/15 12:31pm 2/16/15 12:31pm

Nice catch! Zweier Spanjer's first day testing out his DJI Phantom II drone took an unexpected turn when its batteries started to deplete and the $700 gadget started plummeting towards the nearest pond. » 1/09/15 9:30am 1/09/15 9:30am

It's good to know that whenever the apocalypse comes, Doom will still be there with us even in the middle of a nuclear winter. You just need some random techno-junk and the necessary skills—like the ones modder Lutz Latta already has—to assemble a computer capable of running the game. » 1/08/15 9:20am 1/08/15 9:20am

With 3D movement and Oculus Rift support, Norwegian Activetainment's fitness bike, the "Ebove B\01" (via Prostetic Knowledge), can help put some fun into the rigorous monotony of training. Install some mechanical fans and it's almost like going for a real ride. » 1/08/15 9:00am 1/08/15 9:00am

In an interview with Associated Press (via Gamespot), Nintendo executive and creative visionary Shigeru Miyamoto mentioned that divisions within Nintendo are hard at work on new console ideas - but that the Wii U is still very much the focus. » 12/19/14 9:00am 12/19/14 9:00am

A two-wheeler trying to save its car friends, a teddy bear awaiting lifesaving batteries... There's a lot of drama in Corridor Digital's latest short where remote controlled cars are trying to escape a group of aggressive mini drones. » 12/02/14 9:00am 12/02/14 9:00am

Now, here's some Kinect functionality that I wouldn't mind in a video game. I could've used this when I reviewed that awful Steel Battalion game a while back. » 10/07/14 9:40am 10/07/14 9:40am

Dextra Robotics just held a Reddit AMA for this thing, a hand eating robo-spider a force feedback rig that lets you 'feel' virtual objects. » 10/01/14 7:30am 10/01/14 7:30am

Gambling is illegal in China, super illegal, which is one of the many reasons Macao is now the gambling capital of the world. In China, gambling is often associated with video game arcades. To circumvent gambling in arcades, Shanghai authorities are now putting "black boxes" inside arcade machines. » 9/22/14 6:30am 9/22/14 6:30am

Despite its size, builder Sariel's remote-controlled LEGO Batpod is quite impressive and full of tiny features. » 9/04/14 9:00am 9/04/14 9:00am

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter—a first-person psychological horror game that looks very ambitious—comes out on September 25 for PC. You can pre-order it and learn more at the official site. There's a PS4 version due out next year. » 8/21/14 12:42pm 8/21/14 12:42pm

BBC's Sherlock does a pretty top-notch job of portraying text messages, but as Tony Zhou points out in the latest installment of Every Frame a Painting, cinematic representations of the digital world – including texting and the Internet – remain, for the most part, inefficient, ineffective, and uninspired. » 8/16/14 2:03pm 8/16/14 2:03pm

Fresh from recreating the boiler room scene from Spirited Away for the Oculus Rift, game designer Nick Pittom tackles an even more magical scene from director Hayao Miyazaki's classic work — the bus stop sequence from My Neighbor Totoro. This is what I'd buy an Oculus Rift for. » 5/31/14 6:35pm 5/31/14 6:35pm

Virtual reality and gaming technologies have been used by militaries across the world for training and therapeutic purposes. But the Norwegian military has taken VR-assisted combat to the next level with this Oculus Rift-supported rig used to pilot tanks through dangerous combat situations. » 5/05/14 11:00am 5/05/14 11:00am